Patents Assigned to S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
  • Microstructure connecting mechanism and plastic storage bag with microstructure closure mechanism
    Patent number: 11230413
    Abstract: A connection mechanism including a plurality of microstructure features. The connection mechanism includes a first strip, with a plurality of protrusions extending from the first strip, and a second strip, with a plurality of protrusions extending from the second strip. The protrusions define grooves between adjacent protrusions. A pressure sensitive adhesive is provided in at least some of the grooves. When the first and second strips are brought together, the protrusions from one strip are received in the grooves of the other, and some of the protrusions contact the pressure sensitive adhesive, thereby connecting the first and second strips. The connection mechanism can be used as a closure mechanism for a plastic storage bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Hootan Farhat, Mark Somers, Xinhua Li, Brian Mayers, Olivier Schueller
  • Multi-purpose floor finish composition
    Patent number: 11214697
    Abstract: A composition for use as a floor coating, the composition including an at least one polymer having a solids content, based on a total weight of the composition, an at least one resin having a solids content, based on a total weight of the composition, and an at least one plasticizer having a solids content, based a total weight of the composition. Further, the solids content of the at least one plasticizer to the solids content of the at least one polymer is between about 20% and about 25%, the solids content of the at least one polymer and the solids content of the at least one resin are in a ratio of about 25:1 to about 35:1, and the composition has a percent elongation of at least 100% and a tensile strength of at least 1000 psi, when applied to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Carmine Savaglio, Russell O. Carlsen, Teresa L. Cook
  • Volatile material dispensing system
    Patent number: 11213023
    Abstract: A volatile material dispensing system (100) includes a base (104) and a refill (102) attached to the base (104). The refill (102) includes a substrate (108) having a volatile material thereon. The dispensing system (100) further includes a cover (106). In an inactive state, the refill (102) is compressed within the cover (106) and the cover (106) is attached to the base (104) and in an active state, the cover (106) is removed from the base and the refill (102) automatically expands such that the volatile material is released from the substrate (108) and into the ambient environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai Yan Cao, Amos Chen, Shumao Han, Joanna Jia, Salvador Munoz, Deliang Shi
  • Low wattage powered wax warmers
    Patent number: 11207438
    Abstract: A wax warmer assembly includes a housing having an outermost edge defining an opening and an annular ridge below the outermost edge. The wax warmer assembly further includes a dish with a peripheral edge, a heater affixed to the dish, and a power cord in electrical communication with the heater. The heater is operable to only draw 10 Watts of power or less from a power source. Further, the dish is disposed in the opening of the housing and the peripheral edge of the dish engages with the annular ridge of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas P. Gasper
  • Sealed heater engine for a wax warmer
    Patent number: 11207437
    Abstract: A wax warmer includes a reservoir for receiving a wax melt, a housing defining an interior volume and configured to receive the reservoir, and a hermetically sealed heater engine positioned within the interior volume and in thermal contact with the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamran Faterioun, Dennis Jon Beaumont, John Thaddeus Filiczkowski
  • Hinged slider for a closure assembly
    Patent number: 11192695
    Abstract: A hinged slider for a closure assembly of a bag includes a top wall and a pair of legs extending from the top wall. A first leg and a second leg of the pair each includes a top end attached to the top wall and a bottom end opposing the top end. A pair of wings is hingedly attached to the pair of legs. A first wing and a second wing of the pair of wings is each hingedly attached to the bottom end of the first leg and second leg, respectively, as a hinge mechanism. The first wing and the second wing hinge downwardly in order to install the slider onto the closure assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Turvey, Lawrence C. Stanos, Bryan L. Ackerman, Matthew N. Thurin, Christina J. Korinda
  • Reclosable bag having a loud sound during closing
    Patent number: 11180286
    Abstract: A zipper for a reclosable bag including an elongated groove profile having two arms which form a general U-shape to define an opening to a channel, and an elongated rib profile opposing the groove profile, wherein a plurality of first segments of the rib profile alternate with a plurality of second segments of the rib profile to create a structural discontinuity along a length thereof, wherein during interlocking the groove and rib profiles, an audible clicking sound of at least 50 dB on average is created during opening and closing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Pawloski
  • Storage bag with shape-retaining strips at opening and an expandable bottom end
    Patent number: 11174077
    Abstract: A storage bag has first and second side surfaces, and a sealable and an unsealable opening. A bottom end of the bag is movable between a flat configuration with the first and second side surfaces positioned adjacent to each other, and an expanded configuration with the first and second side surfaces being spaced from each other. Shape retaining strips are provided adjacent to the opening that can maintain the shape of the opening. The shape retaining strips are capable of maintaining the opening of the bag such that a distance between the first and second side surfaces at the top end of the bag is about equal to the distance between the first and second side surfaces at the bottom end of the bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Dais, Bryan L. Ackerman, Keegan E. Burggren
  • Non-corrosive cleaning composition
    Patent number: 11149236
    Abstract: A cleaning composition, which is self-adhering upon application to a hard surface, is provided. The cleaning composition includes an adhesion promoter, water and a sufficient amount of a basic agent, such that a mixture of the composition with deionized water has a pH of at least about 10. The adhesion promoter typically includes one or more organic compounds, each containing at least one hydrophilic group. The cleaning compositions may also include at least one surfactant selected from the group of: anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric, and/or zwitterionic surfactants; where one or more of the surfactants may serve all or in part as the adhesion promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Juan Jose Goncalves Rodrigues
  • Jar
    Patent number: D931504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Mecker, James T. Walker
  • Jar
    Patent number: D932065
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Mecker, James T. Walker
  • Insole
    Patent number: D935758
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Wu, June Li
  • Actuator overcap
    Patent number: D938276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian T. Davis
  • Actuator overcap
    Patent number: D938277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian T. Davis
  • Actuator overcap
    Patent number: D938821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian T. Davis
  • Display screen with icon or packaging with surface ornamentation
    Patent number: D938987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Danielle Giza
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D939683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian T. Davis
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D940563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian T. Davis
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D940564
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian T. Davis
  • Dispenser
    Patent number: D941674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian T. Davis